Closing Bell: East African Cables Limited Top Gainer as Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd Declines

East African Cables Limited Top Gainer as Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd Declines

East African Cables Limited (CABL) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.44% to close at KES 9.85 which was a KES 0.85 gain in share price.

Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd (KAPC) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.76% to close at KES 148.00 which was a KES 16.00 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 4,747,700 shares which was 50.37% of all shares traded in the market.

Market turnover declined by 74.3% to USD 2.0m (KES 199.9m).Foreign investors dominated trading for the fifth consecutive session to emerge net buyers (63.6% of total buying and 56.7% of total selling).

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: CIC Insurance Group Limited (CIC), Williamson Tea Kenya Limited (WTK), ARM Cement Limited (ARM) and Safaricom Limited (SCOM).

GAINERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
CABL 9.85 +9.44 +0.85
CIC 5.90 +9.26 +0.50
WTK 200.00 +6.95 +13.00
ARM 35.00 +4.48 +1.50
SCOM 15.75 +3.96 +0.60

 

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD), Kenya Airways Limited (KQ), Limuru Tea Company Limited (LIMT) and Sasini Ltd (SASN).

LOSERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
KAPC 148.00 -9.76 -16.00
EVRD 2.80 -8.20 -0.25
KQ 4.40 -7.37 -0.35
LIMT 840.00 -4.87 -43.00
SASN 20.00 -4.76 -1.00

 

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).

MOVERS VOLUME % OF SHARES ALL TRADED
SCOM 4,747,700 50.37
KCB 2,030,400 21.54
EQTY 337,300 3.58
KEGN 336,200 3.57
MSC 308,300 3.27

 

Indices

The NSE All Share gained 1.22 points to close at 138.03, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 5.93 points to close at 3767.24.

INDICES
NSE ALL SHARE INDEX 138.03
NSE 20 SHARE INDEX 3767.24
FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index 174.24
FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index 174.77

 

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